Political Quotes

“The very people who stand on this floor today spoke with us, Mr. Delahunt, 10 years ago, when we fought to make sure that Poland was a member of NATO. Ironically, as you stand to manage the resolution, House Resolution 1246, your career has been filled with building bridges between communities. This tragedy is ironic in that, hopefully, it will lead--and the signs are there--to greater relationships between Russia and Poland. Madam Speaker, Poland is our ally. In Saint John Kanty church in Clifton--in my district--and members in Passaic, in Wallington and in Garfield, there are Polish Americans who send out their deepest sympathies to the families. Picture the President of the United States, God forbid, and his family and all of the dignitaries of the government--the FBI, the head of the CIA--going to the 9/11 commemoration in New York City and the plane's going down and the whole government wiped out. This is the magnitude that we are looking at today. Our prayers go to the Polish people. We are all Poles today, and until all of these folks are buried, we wish them the best and their families the best. In closing, this is a very special friend of the United States of America. Polish Outreach Letter I was deeply saddened to hear about the tragic plane crash on April 10, 2010 that took the lives of 97 people, including high ranking Polish government officials, dignitaries, military leaders, President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria Kaczynska.…”